Junior Standard English Course in Toronto

The Junior Standard English Course in Toronto is communicative based with an emphasis on developing speaking and listening skills. Our Junior Standard English Course in Toronto are designed to help ESL students improve both spoken and written English. With six levels of study, this course features a comprehensive curriculum of integrated skills - grammar, vocabulary & idioms, speaking & listening, and reading & writing.

Students of the Junior Standard English Course in Toronto study English with our professional, experienced and attentive instructors who guide students towards fluency with creative and helpful learning activities. With 14 or less students in the classes, students have plenty of opportunities to practice their English and meet interesting new friends from around the world.

There are six different levels of study, from beginner through proficient. A placement test helps us find the best class level for each student. At the end of each four-week session, each student of the Junior Standard English Course in Toronto will receive a written evaluation and have a one-on-one with one of their teachers. This is how we help you monitor your progress. After each three month semester, students receive a report card, and students receive a GEOS certificate when they finish their course.

Our Junior Standard English Course in Toronto meets five days per week, for a total of 20 lessons each week. Students work with two different teachers (one for the morning class and one for the afternoon class) and the most up-to-date, effective textbooks and materials available.

Note: 1 lesson = 45 minutes

Integrated Skills Class

During this class, students study four English skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - through a “Communicative Language Teaching” methodology. New grammar patterns are learned in the context of a conversation or a real-life situation. Students also use various activities to practice English conversation including listening tasks, role plays, and discussions. Practical reading and writing tasks and vocabulary studies are presented as well in our 6 available levels.

Active Listening Class

During this class, students will cover a variety of topics while practicing English conversation management, conversational styles, and pronunciation. Students learn commonly-used idioms and slang in a communicative way. Teachers also use various activities to practice these new idioms including listening tasks, role play, and discussion.

Junior Standard English Course in Toronto Features

A GEOS English class features a comprehensive curriculum with a focus on oral communication - speaking and listening. Well trained and highly qualified instructors help students improve their conversation skills through a variety of creative activities. There are six different levels of study, from beginner through proficient. A placement test helps us find the best class level for each student. At the end of each four-week session, each student will receive a written evaluation and have a one-on-one with one of their teachers. This is how we help you monitor your progress. After each three month semester, students receive a report card, and students receive a GEOS certificate when they finish their Junior Standard English Course in Toronto.

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Can understand main complex ideas and texts on concrete and abstract topics. Topics covered include technical discussion of individual areas of expertise and there is a certain degree of fluency without nerves. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

All spoken and written information can be easily understood. Can use different information to make oral or written summaries, and then repeat the same presentation at a coherent level. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

Our courses in the U.S.A have been accredited by ACCET. Our language programs in Canada have been approved by Languages Canada. We are accredited by The Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB). Our courses in the U.K have been evaluated and accredited by the British Council. Our programs in Malta have been accepted by Feltom.